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CORRECTION
Due to a reporting error, the
photo caption for Thursday’s pg. 4
article, “Student EMTs stage acci
dent,” included the name Shane
Broyhill. Broyhill was not pres
ent at the scene; the man was R.J.
Nemeyer. The Daily Tar Heel apol
ogizes for this error.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Chancellor Thorp visiting
Maui with basketball team
Chancellor Holden Thorp will
travel to Maui with the men’s bas
ketball team next week. The trip
will not be paid for with state or
tuition dollars.
The team is playing in the Maui
Invitational and faces Chaminade
on Monday.
The athletic department fund
ed by the Rams Club and a $255
student fee will pay the $3,529
per person flight and hotel cost for
Thorp and his wife, Patti. The Thorps
will pay for their two children.
While in Maui, Thorp will par
ticipate in an alumni fundraising
event.
He planned the trip several
months ago while still dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences, accord
ing to Mike McFarland, director of
University communications.
Junior Tripp Gobble wins
national Race to BE contest
UNC student Tripp Gobble,
co-founder of record label Vinyl
Records, won the Race to BE
Creative Entrepreneurship
Challenge on Wednesday.
Gobble competed against four
other entrepreneurs in Austin,
Texas in the BE The Sound cat
egory, winning $5,000 and exclu
sive mentoring from leaders in the
music industry.
He also is invited to New York
City on Friday to ring the New York
Stock Exchange bell with hip-hop
pioneer Russell Simmons.
Atotal of 15 students competed in
music, film and fashion categories.
Vinyl Records provides student
musicians opportunities to per
form, record and produce their
own music. It signed its first three
bands in September.
Wilson Library honors Keats,
dedicates six millionth book
A book published in 1817 became
a very new addition to the University
library collection Thursday.
“Poems,” a compilation of John
Keats’ works, is the library’s 6 mil
lionth volume. The poet has become
a celebrated icon in English litera
ture since the 19th century.
Students, faculty and English buffs
gathered to celebrate the presentation
of a first-edition copy of his work to
the school’s rare book collection.
Receiving this 6 millionth vol
ume makes UNC the 19th univer
sity in the nation to acquire such an
extensive book collection.
The donation of “Poems” and the
500-item Keats collection will be
part of an exhibit at Wilson, titled
“Presenting John Keats,” open until
March.
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Trustees honor five alumni
with highest-ranked award
The Board of Trustees hon
ored five alumni with the William
Richardson Davie Award on
Wednesday night.
The award recognizes those
serving the University or society
and is the board’s highest honor.
Chancellor Holden Thorp and
the trustees presented the award to
Vaughn and Nancy Bryson, Peter
Thacher Grauer, C. Knox Massey
Jr. and James Horner Winston.
Some of the awardees’ ser
vice includes working on various
boards and committees, leading
the Honors Program and providing
endowments and monetary gifts to
the University.
CITY BRIEFS
Homeless outreach groups
to smooth out vision clash
The Inter-Faith Council for
Social Services and the Hunger and
Homelessness Outreach Program
of the Campus Y, also known as
HOPE, will meet today to discuss
communication problems, said rep
resentatives from both groups.
The fate of a homeless literary
magazine launched earlier this fall
and the possibility of a homeless
soccer team are on the agenda.
HOPE is close to completing the
first issue of a magazine, which is
set to be released to the community
by the end of the semester.
HOPE had planned to put
together a soccer team by the spring
season. But IFC Director Chris
Moran said he has not given HOPE
permission to start the program.
HOPE Co-chairwoman Maggie
West said she hopes to work out the
issues and sustain both the soccer
team and the group’s relationship
with IFC.
—From staff and wire reports
Zeller’s replacement not set
Fellow freshman
Davis could start
BY RACHEL ULLRICH
SPORTS EDITOR
There was nothing else for
coach Roy Williams to call the loss
of Tyler Zeller in Tuesday’s win
against Kentucky.
“It’s another big blow for our
team,” he expressed in a statement
Wednesday. “It’s more adversity that
we have to overcome together.”
With Tyler Hansbrough’s status
uncertain, Marcus Ginyard out until
December and Mike Copeland still
raw, Zeller’s injury adds to a long
list of UNC ailments and another
name to what Danny Green calls
the UNC bench’s “suit crew.”
Williams has not announced who
will start for Zeller against Santa
Barbara, said Steve Kirschner,
spokesman for UNC Department
of Athletics, on Thursday.
Hansbrough began practicing
lightly this week, and Williams said
after the Kentucky game that the
senior “probably could have already
played.” But Williams repeatedly
has said he will not play last year’s
National Player of the Year until he
is 100 percent.
The other likely replacement for
Zeller’s starting spot is fellow fresh
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show. She wore a French-inspired “sexy-chic” dress.
The “Le Tour de Fashion,” put on Thursday night at La
Residence in Chapel Hill, highlighted different designers
ASG turns focus to advocacy
Would solicit student involvement
BY OLIVIA BOWLER
ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR
The UNC-system Association of
Student Governments will spend
its last meeting of the fall semester
this weekend preparing for one of
next semester’s biggest projects.
The association, which is com
prised of student leaders from all
the UNC-system schools, is trying to
revamp the Advocacy Corps, a pro
gram intended to involve students
in lobbying the state government on
relevant issues such as tuition.
Each school will appoint two
students to the corps. However, the
program is having difficulty recruit
ing participants. As of Thursday,
only four schools had submitted
any applications.
Chazz Clevinger, who leads the
committee in charge of the pro
gram, said the low level of response
is due to deadlines placed on the
campuses they were supposed to
turn in at least six applications for
spots on the corps by Nov. 7-
“Time constraints are the num
ber one thing I’m up against right
now,” Clevinger said.
The legislative and public affairs
committee of the association is
continuing to recruit members
from each school, he said.
Greg Doucette, the ASG presi
dent, said the problem is partially
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“Its another big
blow for our team.
It’s more adver
sity that we have to
overcome together.”
ROY WILLIAMS, UNC COACH
man Ed Davis, who has excelled off
the bench in his first two games.
Zeller has 20 points to Davis’
19, while Davis has excelled on
the boards, grabbing 24 to Zeller’s
three. Both have averaged 22.5
minutes in the first two games.
Zeller didn’t travel to Santa
Barbara with the team Wednesday,
but the Tar Heels next head to
Hawaii for the Maui Invitational,
which starts Monday.
Kirschner said Zeller will be
making the trip to Maui “as long
as he feels up to it.”
Zeller was lost, most likely for the
season, after fracturing two bones in
his left wrist Tuesday. He underwent
surgery successfully Wednesday.
Because he has only played in two
games, Zeller still has the option to
take a medical redshirt and keep all
four years of eligibility.
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one of recruitment efforts and par
tially one of a lack of resources.
“A lot of universities aren’t in a
position to reach out to the stu
dents collectively,” he said. “We
can’t paint everything with a one
size-fits-all approach.”
Clevinger echoed that senti
ment, saying that he and the com
mittee were working with schools
and being flexible to help make
sure they are all represented in
the corps.
Because of the time crunch and
because of how few students have
applied, Clevinger said there will
be a motion in the committee this
weekend to pass the responsibility
of choosing applicants on to the
student body presidents.
“Although this process isn’t as
ideal as we would like, it’s the best
we could come up with in three
weeks time,” Clevinger said.
He said the most important
thing is full representation, which
means that some universities might
have to directly appoint members
to the corps.
“We will provide a customized
plan for each campus to make sure
they are fully represented in the
corps,” he said.
David Mofford, Appalachian State
University student body president,
said students at the university were
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and fashion styles from several countries around the world
including France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Italy and Japan.
Kaleidoscope is UNC’s student-run culture and fashion
magazine that publishes two editions each year. The publi
cation sponsored Fashion Week at UNC last April.
“I think it’s going to
he an organization
that puts a face to
the UNC system.”
DAVID MOFFORD, APPALACHIAN
STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
very enthusiastic about the corps
,and he had several applicants.
“I think it’s going to be an orga
nization that puts a face to the
UNC system,” he said.
In the past the corps has not
been as successful as it could be,
Doucette said.
Clevinger said that to avoid
repeating past problems such
as disrespect toward legislators or
uninformed participants they
will host an extensive training ses
sion Dec. 12 and 13.
The association is organizing a
trip for the corps to Washington,
D.C. in early January and a students’
day in Raleigh on March 17.
Mofford also said he thinks the
corps is a good opportunity for the
schools to work together for a com
mon cause.
“There seems to be a lot of coop
eration between the schools this
year in ASG.”
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
CHCCS board selects
man with 6 children
BY WHITNEY BAKER
STAFF WRITER
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro
City Board of Education selected
Gregory McElveen on Thursday to
fill a one-year vacancy.
The group unanimously approved
McElveen, who works as a strategy
manager at IBM, to take the spot that
will be left open when Chairwoman
Pam Hemminger joins the Orange
County Board of Commissioners.
McElveen has six children, four
of whom graduated from district
schools and two now enrolled.
“We have a diverse student body
with a diverse set of needs," he
wrote in his application. “The chal
lenge is to respond to that diversity
in our teaching approaches and to
create from that diversity an even
stronger educational experience.”
He has served in a variety of
leadership positions, including
as an officer in the Chapel Hill/
Carrboro branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored Pet pie.
Seven residents applied for the
position earlier this month. The
applicants took part in a group inter
view during the Nov. 13 meeting.
Erin Sullivan later withdrew
because she said several other
applicants were strong candidates,
according to Thursday’s agenda.
“We have a community that is
Library
school
dean to
resign
Replacement
not yet chosen
BY CASEY WELCH
STAFF WRITER
Jose-Marie Griffiths will not
seek an additional term as dean
of the School of Information and
Library Science when her term
ends in June.
She plans to stay at UNC, but
will focus on duties outside of the
dean’s office.
“I have a number of interests,
and I think the school is doing
very well, so I’m continually pulled
in two directions,” said Griffiths,
who will have served as dean for
five years.
“I’m being lured back to do some
of the fun research and engage
ment activities.”
UNC’s School
of Information
and Library
Science is
tied with the
University
of Illinois
at Urbana-
Champaign as
the top-ranked
school of its
kind, according
to U.S. News &
World Report,.
It awards bache-
Information and
Library Sciences
Dean Jos6-
Marie Griffiths
will step down.
lors, masters and doctoral degrees
and has 363 students.
After Griffiths’ announcement,
Provost Bernadette Gray-Little met
with the School of Information and
Library Science faculty to figure
out the next step.
Evelyn Daniel, associate dean
for academic affairs, said the deci
sions include whether to find an
interim dean or go directly to a
national search to fill the position.
“I would imagine they will be
looking for someone who can keep
things moving, someone who can be
a visionary leader and make sure the
school moves through the transition
from where it is today and where it
will be in the future,” Griffiths said.
In addition to serving as dean,
Griffiths is involved in UNC research
initiatives, represents the University
nationally in the Clinical and
Translational Science Awards and
works with N.C. State University on
health-related data projects.
She was also recently appointed
to the U.S. National Science Board.
“I’m told by people who move on
from administrative positions that
you suddenly realize how much
time you have that’s your time as
opposed to everyone else’s time,”
Griffiths said. “That sounds very
nice to me right now.”
Griffiths informed the school of
her decision in a Nov. 14 letter.
“My main reason for stepping
down is to allow me to focus more
attention on the institutional,
statewide and national activities I
have been asked to lead,” she said
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very supportive of education,” Vice
Chairwoman Lisa Stuckey said
explaining that having so many
people seek a temporary position
shows commitment.
McElveen has said he will use his
experience in leadership and stra
tegic planning to affect policies. He
has also stressed his connection to
different sectors of the local com
munity.
“I believe that by serving on the
school board, I can make a differ
ence,” he wrote.
McElveen will serve through
November 2009 when he cim run
for a full term on the board.
Hemminger officially, resigns
on Nov. 3o and McElveen will
be sworn in at the board’s Dec. 4
meeting.
She said the hardest part about
leaving her job will be the students.
“It’s really opened my eyes to a lot
of things,” she said at the meeting,
adding that she hopes to apply les
sons learned working with the Board
of Education in her new position.
“It has been a pleasure to get
to know Pam, to serve with her,”
Stuckey said. “She’s also a very
practical person, and she brought
us a good sort of grounding voice
in our discussions.”
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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